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Nancy Thumim
@nancyt.bsky.social
I teach, research and write about media, audiences, representation, and everyday life. I work at the University of Leeds. Here sporadically.
January 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The Lagoon Nebula

Credits: NASA
January 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@vivitheo.bsky.social guessing this is you VIVI!? X
January 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I feel so proud to announce that my first book - The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - will be published in March 2025, by @ucpress.bsky.social 🫶🏼
October 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM
👇for your winter reading pleasure 😏
If you're a scholar/student interested in media and culture, this one is for you: The 3rd edition of the influential textbook Representation is out, and it features a new chapter by our very own @nancyt.bsky.social, on 'Politics in and the Politics of Representation':
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Landmark Media Studies textbook features new chapter by AHC academic
First published in 1997, Representation has long been a cornerstone text for students and scholars of cultural and media studies
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.

**Tell Everyone**

www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
November 19, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Built in 1865 as part of the White Swan Inn, the City Palace of Varieties’ in Leeds now more commonly known as the ‘City Varieties’ had previously gone though many changes of name. ‘Charlie Chaplin and Houdini are among the artists who performed there.’ image courtesy of Leeds Libraries.
November 15, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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We are seeking advanced PhD students for a well-paid and nurturing research internship on topics that we can meaningfully mentor. Apps due Dec 6 socialmediacollective.org/2024/11/01/2...
Apply now for the 2025 MSRNE summer internship in sociotechnical systems
Microsoft Research New England is looking for advanced Ph.D. students who are bringing sociotechnical perspectives to analyze critical issues of our time, to apply for our summer internship. They w…
socialmediacollective.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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We are delighted to announce our next research seminar: "Algorithms of resistance: The everyday fight against platform power", with Tiziano Bonini and @emilianotrere.bsky.social
Wednesday 20 Nov, 3.45–5pm (UTC), ONLINE 💻
Details and registration: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Research Seminar: Algorithms of resistance: The everyday fight against platform power
This talk dives into how global workers and activists navigate and subvert platform power, revealing our resistance to algorithmic dominance while cautioning against romanticizing these efforts
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
November 15, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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📣 Join us for the launch of The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto, where the authors explore transforming media systems to confront racism and offer key strategies for an anti-racist media future with Anamik Saha @gavant.bsky.social @francescasobande.bsky.social. More here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
November 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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First post on Bluesky. I’ve made a film. It’s going to be screened @leedsunimedia.bsky.social in December. #aicinema
November 15, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Today with my students we talked about when does an audience become a public. Quite a week for that question.
November 14, 2024 at 6:42 PM